Hampson
Sign in to saveHampson is an English surname with an Irish/Gaelic connection. English (mainly Lancashire) derivation "Son of..." Hamo or Hamon (meaning 'host'). Alternate spelling: Hamson or Hameson. Irish derivation shortened, Anglicized form of Ó hAmhsaigh ‘descendant of Amhsach’ a byname meaning ‘mercenary soldier’ or ‘messenger’, from the adjective amhasach ‘aggressive’. Note that the English/Norman derivation is supported back to 16th century (Robert Hampson, sheriff of London), while the Gaelic derivation is supported back to 17th century (Denis Hampsey/Hampson/Ó Hámsaigh, Irish harper).
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Hampson is an English surname with an Irish/Gaelic connection. English (mainly Lancashire) derivation "Son of..." Hamo or Hamon (meaning 'host'). Alternate spelling: Hamson or Hameson. Irish derivation shortened, Anglicized form of Ó hAmhsaigh ‘descendant of Amhsach’ a byname meaning ‘mercenary soldier’ or ‘messenger’, from the adjective amhasach ‘aggressive’. Note that the English/Norman derivation is supported back to 16th century (Robert Hampson, sheriff of London), while the Gaelic derivation is supported back to 17th century (Denis Hampsey/Hampson/Ó Hámsaigh, Irish harper).
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